StrengthGaming: Enabling Dynamic Repetition Tempo in Strength Training-based Exergame Design

Lai, Sih-Pin; Hsieh, Cheng-An; Harutaipree, Teepob; Lin, Shih Chin; Peng, Yi-Hao; Cheng, Lung-Pan; Chen, Mike Y.

doi:10.1145/3379503.3403529

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“…To the best of our knowledge, there is no evidence of the effectiveness of a strength-cognitive based exergame in the literature. However, several strength exergame concepts have been proposed and evaluated either from an entertainment or game programming perspective (Wang et al, 2018 ; Dash et al, 2019 ; Garcia-Hernandez et al, 2019 ; Lee et al, 2019 ; Lai et al, 2020 ). Considering the numerous health benefits of strength training, and that combining strength training with a simultaneous video game based cognitive part can further amplify the health and cognitive benefits and increase motivation, the development of new strength exergames is an attractive innovation possibility for companies and for researchers.…”

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Strength-Cognitive Training: A Systemic Review in Adults and Older Adults, and Guidelines to Promote “Strength Exergaming” Innovations

2022

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BackgroundDespite functional and cognitive benefits, few adults and older adults do strength training twice per week with sufficient intensity. Exercise-based active video games (exergaming) may amplify the cognitive benefits of exercise and increase adherence and motivation toward training. However, the benefits of a well-defined and monitored dose of strength training, executed simultaneously or sequentially with a cognitive element, has received little attention. In this study we have two aims: First, to systematically gather the available evidence; second, to suggest possible ways to promote strength exergaming innovations.MethodsWe systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials using simultaneous or sequent combined strength and cognitive training or strength exergaming to improve cognitive or functional outcomes in adults and older adults.ResultsAfter screening 1,785 studies (Google Scholar, ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore Library, PsycARTICLES, Scopus, Cochrane Library and PubMed) we found three eligible studies. Of the two studies using sequent strength and cognitive training, one showed improved functionality, but the other showed negative effects on cognition. The third study using simultaneous intervention, reported a positive influence on both cognition and function, when compared with either strength training alone or a control group. Moderate level of evidence was showed on GRADE analysis.ConclusionThe existing little evidence suggests that strength and cognitive training improves cognition and function in adults and older adults. The following suggestions may help to promote further innovation: (1) ensure minimal dosage of strength training (30–60 min, 2 × /week), (2) use machine-based strength training devices to control volume and intensity (to prevent cognitive components from interfering with strength training), (3) include power training by using cognitive tasks requiring rapid reactions, and (4) add cognitive memory tasks (to extend the cognitive benefits of strength training per se), and (5) include motivational exergame elements to increase adherence.

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Strength-Cognitive Training: A Systemic Review in Adults and Older Adults, and Guidelines to Promote “Strength Exergaming” Innovations

2022

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Designing a Technique-Oriented Sport Training Game for Motivating a Change in Running Technique

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Bateman

2024

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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Athletes often learn suboptimal techniques that place a ceiling on their performance or put them at risk of injury. Adopting a new technique can lead to a short-term dip in performance while learning it, which can be demotivating and cause an athlete to revert to their previous, suboptimal technique. To address the challenge of demotivation in adopting new techniques, we explore technique-oriented sport training games, which aim to improve sport skills by capturing behaviour and providing feedback that motivates adopting a new technique. As of yet, previous work has provided little information on how to design sports training games, and some early research suggests that immersive games may distract players, preventing them from being able to learn a new technique effectively. We designed a study comparing a baseline non-game training system with three versions of a running game, ranging from a simplistic text-based game to a 3D audiovisual game with motion feedback. We find that the games with more immersive elements were as effective as the baseline system for adopting a new technique but were preferred by players and improved their intrinsic motivation. We propose design considerations from these findings and provide new directions for researching effective sport training games.

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StrengthGaming: Enabling Dynamic Repetition Tempo in Strength Training-based Exergame Design

Abstract: Figure 1: StrengthGaming maps exercise motions to control FlappyBird [25] in real-time and uses dynamic tempo variation to improve game's entertainment level.

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Strength-Cognitive Training: A Systemic Review in Adults and Older Adults, and Guidelines to Promote “Strength Exergaming” Innovations

Strength-Cognitive Training: A Systemic Review in Adults and Older Adults, and Guidelines to Promote “Strength Exergaming” Innovations

Designing a Technique-Oriented Sport Training Game for Motivating a Change in Running Technique

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